Easy there, Johnny. Lexus's GS 350 with F Sport package will be a highlight of this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas, but don't expect IS-F or LFA levels of performance. This is about rims, brakes and a tighter tune on the adaptive suspension.

The new GS has just undergone a ground-up rejiggering to release it from the previous generation's languorous ways. That means the new platform's gotten stiffer, wider and edgier — with an engine you can actually hear, and a quicker-shifting automatic.